KE (BEKE) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

KE (NYSE:BEKE) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 15th. Analysts expect KE to post earnings of $0.16 per share and revenue of $20.76 billion for the quarter.

KE Trading Up 0.8%

KE stock opened at $20.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $24.17 billion, a PE ratio of 40.82, a PEG ratio of 3.45 and a beta of -0.73. The company’s 50-day moving average is $20.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.79. KE has a 1 year low of $12.92 and a 1 year high of $26.05.

KE Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 25th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 9th were paid a dividend of $0.36 per share. This represents a yield of 1.4%. This is a boost from KE’s previous — dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 9th. KE’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.58%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BEKE. UBS Group cut shares of KE from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $22.70 to $24.50 in a research note on Thursday, March 20th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on KE from $19.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of KE in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.26.

KE Company Profile

KE Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in operating an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through four segments: Existing Home Transaction Services, New Home Transaction Services, Home Renovation and Furnishing, and Emerging and Other Services.